
Deadly 60
2009– · BBC iPlayer · 30 min · 7 seasons
S07E10 · Wolves and Dolphins
Sat, 26 Sept, 3:00 am
Steve Backshall heads to Oman, where he abseils to a verreaux's eagle nest, tracks down wolves and swims alongside a super pod made up of over 100 dolphins.
About
Award-winning adventurer Steve Backshall tracks down the world's deadliest wildlife.
Episodes
- E01
Bears and Vipers in Slovenia
Fri, 27 Mar· 28 minSteve Backshall goes in search of one of Europe's most venomous snakes: the nose-horned viper. He also hopes to track down a bear and goes deep into a cave system to find a dragon.
- E02
Blue Whales and Saltwater Crocodiles
Fri, 27 Mar· 28 minSteve Backshall heads to Timor Leste in search of the biggest animal to have ever lived - the blue whale. He also hopes to find the saltwater crocodile, one of the giants of land.
- E03
Secretive Puma Special
Fri, 27 Mar· 29 minSteve Backshall goes searching for Patagonia's perfect predator: the puma. After waiting his whole life to see one, Steve sees a tiny cub and witnesses a female puma hunting an armadillo.
- E04
Slow Loris and King Cobras
Fri, 27 Mar· 28 minSteve Backshall goes in search of bat-hunting boas, meets a team working to save the deadly but cute slow loris, and he comes face to face with the king of snakes: the king cobra.
- E05
Puffins and Dragonflies
Fri, 27 Mar· 28 minSteve Backshall heads out to find one of the UK's greatest predators: the dragonfly. He witnesses the aerial prowess of the hobby and dives underwater with the puffin.
- E06
Saving Coral Reefs
Thu, 23 Apr· 28 minIn this special episode of Deadly 60, Steve Backshall takes a deep dive into the fate of one of the most extraordinary, and endangered, ecosystems on our planet: coral reefs. They may cover less than one per cent of the ocean floor, but they support roughly a quarter of all marine life and are irreplaceable - yet they are in serious trouble. Steve travels to some of the world's most celebrated reef systems, from the shallows of the Java Sea to the tropical waters of the Maldives. Along the way, he meets all the weird and wonderful creatures that call the reef home, including some of the best-camouflaged creatures and some impressive apex predators - he even gets a telling-off from a clownfish!
- E07
Leopard Sharks and Octopus
Sat, 26 Sept· 28 minSteve Backshall heads to Oman in search of the most cryptically camouflaged animals of the underwater world. They range from leopard sharks to the octopus, and cuttlefish to a giant moray eel.
- E08
Giant Sea Lions and Chilean Bullfrog
Sat, 26 Sept· 28 minSteve Backshall heads to the cities of Chile in search of the wildlife surviving alongside people. From feisty sea lions to a giant bullfrog that needs protecting for its survival.
- E09
Peacock Jumping Spider
Sat, 26 Sept· 28 minSteve seeks out deadly creatures in miniature, including Australia's most beautiful spider, Oman's deadly deathstalker scorpion and a bright blue beauty in Indonesia.
- E10
Wolves and Dolphins
Sat, 26 Sept· 28 minSteve Backshall heads to Oman, where he abseils to a verreaux's eagle nest, tracks down wolves and swims alongside a super pod made up of over 100 dolphins.
Cast

Steve Backshall
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